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Question 21 Discuss
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The judge said to the witness, 'Tell the truth.'

A
The judge ordered the witness to tell the truth.
B
The judge requested the witness to tell the truth.
C
The judge asked the witness tell the truth.
D
The judge ordered the witness telling the truth.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

An authoritative instruction uses 'ordered' + object + infinitive (to + V1).
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The general said to the soldiers, 'March forward and attack the enemy.'

A
The general commanded the soldiers to march forward and attack the enemy.
B
The general requested the soldiers to march forward and attack the enemy.
C
The general told the soldiers that they should march forward and attack the enemy.
D
The general commanded the soldiers march forward and attack the enemy.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Military commands use 'commanded' + object + infinitive (to + V1).
Question 23 Discuss
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She said to him, 'Why did you not come to the party yesterday?'

A
She asked him why he did not come to the party yesterday.
B
She asked him why he had not come to the party the previous day.
C
She asked him why had he not come to the party the previous day.
D
She asked him that why he had not come to the party the previous day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Past simple changes to past perfect. Interrogative structure becomes assertive. 'Yesterday' changes to 'the previous day'.
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He said, 'I used to go for a swim early in the morning.'

A
He said that he had used to go for a swim early in the morning.
B
He said that he used to go for a swim early in the morning.
C
He said he goes for a swim early in the morning.
D
He said that he was used to going for a swim early in the morning.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Modals like 'used to', 'ought to', and 'would' do not change in indirect speech.
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The beggar said, 'Poverty is a great curse.'

A
The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
B
The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
C
The beggar exclaimed that poverty is a great curse.
D
The beggar asked if poverty is a great curse.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

General truths and proverbs do not undergo a change in tense.
Question 26 Discuss
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She said, 'What a beautiful dress it is!'

A
She exclaimed that it was a very beautiful dress.
B
She exclaimed with joy what a beautiful dress it was.
C
She exclaimed that it is a very beautiful dress.
D
She said that it was a very beautiful dress.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamatory sentences starting with 'What/How' change to assertive sentences using 'very' or 'great'.
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The manager said to the peon, 'Bring me a glass of water.'

A
The manager ordered the peon to bring him a glass of water.
B
The manager requested the peon to bring him a glass of water.
C
The manager ordered the peon to bring me a glass of water.
D
The manager told the peon bring him a glass of water.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Imperative command. 'Me' changes to 'him' according to the subject 'manager'.
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My father said, 'Honesty is the best policy.'

A
My father said that honesty was the best policy.
B
My father said that honesty is the best policy.
C
My father told that honesty is the best policy.
D
My father said honesty has been the best policy.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Proverbs remain in the present tense in indirect speech.
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He said to her, 'Are you coming to the party tonight?'

A
He asked her if she was coming to the party tonight.
B
He asked her whether she was coming to the party that night.
C
He asked her if she is coming to the party that night.
D
He asked her if she will come to the party that night.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Tonight' changes to 'that night'. Interrogative uses 'if' or 'whether' and changes to assertive form.
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The boy said, 'Let me play now.'

A
The boy requested that he might be allowed to play then.
B
The boy proposed to play then.
C
The boy ordered to let him play now.
D
The boy requested to let him play now.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

When 'let' expresses a wish or request, it changes to 'requested that + subject + might be allowed to'. 'Now' becomes 'then'.
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